The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-08-16

people of to-day bowling in submis-
sion to the almighty dollar men who
create all the worlds goods, carry on
commerce. begging, bowling to the
sweet will of those who
possess this almighty dollar
men who have built our railroads, our
shops, see them roaming from one end
of this great country to the other,
begging the almighty dollar. We
believe that God destined every man
in this world to enjoy the fruits of his
labor. We are to-day seeking to or.
ganize to show to the world that man
has some rights, and cOnnot be de
prived of his liberty. l will ask you
how long are you going to permit this
thing to 60 on. We have the right to
place these Lord Cromways III the
hands of the people. We propose
that people convicted of crime and be-
hind walls shall not compete against
legitimate labor. On every hand we
hear of an organized band to put us
down. On the 18th day of March,
1886, who was it that saved your city
from destruction, and when the Law
and Order League formed for the
purpose of putting down the strike.
which was it that accomplished the
most good? Shame shame on such
men"
The next to speak was Mr.. D. w.
Shaw, of st. Louis. Said he:
Ladies and Gentlemen, if under
stand correctly the Knights of Labor
are the subject for this evening and L
wish to state that am a firm believer
in that organization as a laborer's life,
hope and everything depends upon
the knights of Labor. When the
great Jehovah looked down upon this
world and said that it was good, Or
ganization had just begun; the
organization of society dates back
from that period, and the natural
sequence is that the human race
will never know the progression
this organization will make. We
claim for labor organization, purity
and that which tends to uphold So
ciety and because the monopolists
quail and culver before its iron
power proves to nae that it is good
and pure organization. We claim
it teaches a brotherhood of men
and fatherhood of God, accepting
the good with humility and the bad
with contempt"
1--WE are a selfish people and will
continue to be until men lean that all
are created equal. Our labor organ
izations teaches unselfshness, and is
destined to bring about q reform.
Murder is not always with the knife
or dagger. But with the iron hand
of greed. l say raise up your flag,
let your banners stream, and we will
march on to a glorious victory"
The next speaker, Mr.. Harrington,
said:
81 feel pleased to have the oppor-
tunity of talking to you this evening.
When we look back at the beginning
we see that man was selfish. The OBJ
iect and aim of this organization is to
call ourselves closely together, and
discuss those questions that will
elevate man and it was necessary
to form an organization for that pur-
pose. Christ come for the salvation
of fallen men and was crucified and
we will be crucifed. The infants that
nestle around your freside is Deepen.
dent upon the husbands strong arm
and it is just and right that he should
receive a fair compensation for the
support of his family. You all re-
member on the 4th of July, 1776,
there was proclaimed to the world
Declaration of Independence which
says all have the right of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. What
a grand declaration, but the little fell
low was buried in the year 1871, at
the establishing of the national banking
system, then it Was that the ground
was broke, and the grand old message
of freedom was buried beneath th e
soil. But we expect to take our spade,
pick and shovel, march to Washing
ton, take the little fellow out, paste
him upon the wall, and proclaim to
the world. here is the Declaration of
Independence, brought forth by the
Knights of Labor. We are in favor
of a strike, beginning on the notable
Tuesday in November, and strike
until the sun goes down behind the
horizon"
E. Bernardo, of Sedalia, said that We
were all creatures of circumstances,
that he had made the condition of hu-
manity during all the ages his study.
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